Over 700,000 Ancient African Books Have Survived In Mali’s Timbuktu University: Just about 250,000 old manuscripts from the libraries of Timbuktu still survive in present-day Ethiopia. Also, thousands of documents from the medieval Sudanese empire of Makuria, written in at least eight different languages were dug out at the southern Egyptian site of Qasr Ibrim. Thousands more old manuscripts have equally survived in the West African cities of Chinguetti, Walata, Oudane, Kano, and Agadez. Upon th

Music In Mali: Life Is Hard, Music Is Good is a feature-length music documentary about the musicians, dancers and people of Mali who every day create inspiring heartfelt music in some of the most difficult living conditions in West Africa. In Mali, history is passed down through songs containing powerful lyrics and compelling parables about life. This rich musical tradition is quickly being lost to modern advances and a volatile political and social situation in West Africa. The culture is chang